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Twenty-fourth temple of the Bandō 33 — Amabiki Kannon founded in 587, named by Emperor Saga after a rain-prayer miracle, revered for safe childbirth

An Engishiki shrine said to be the setting of Zeami's Noh play 'Sakuragawa', with wild mountain cherries as a national natural monument

A Shingon temple rooted in Iwase post town on the Mito Highway, famed for its weeping cherry tree in spring

Founded in 587 CE, the 24th temple of the Bando pilgrimage, renowned for safe childbirth blessings

An Engishiki shrine founded in 851 CE; its November yabusame archery is a prefectural cultural property

A Tendai temple said to have been founded in 810 CE, housing a Kamakura-period stone pagoda designated as a prefectural cultural property

A Kamakura-period Hachimangu guarding the demon gate of Makabe Castle, with a stone torii of local Makabe stone

A Hachimangu standing within the nationally designated ruins of Makabe Castle, fusing shrine and castle history

A keyhole-shaped burial mound from around the 4th century, a nationally designated site showing the power of ancient Hitachi clans

An ancient shrine on land associated with the Yoshimi clan, long cherished as the local tutelary deity